The Lay Eucharistic Ministry at Hamilton Grove Care & Rehabilitation Center

Administrated through Trinity Cathedral, the Lay Eucharistic Service, held at the Hamilton Grove Care & Rehabilitation Center, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, provides opportunity for corporate worship and pastoral care in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ to the facility’s geriatric, infirm, and convalescing patients. The service, drawn from the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Occasional Services of the Episcopal Church of America, includes: prayer, scriptural readings, Holy Communion, and the laying on of hands; and accommodates over 2,000 people, annually. Please speak to Trinity parishioner Athina Muse or Dean John if you are interested in serving this community.

Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County

Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County is a member of a coalition of organizations, both social service and religious, working together to assist senior citizens and those with disabilities remain in their homes and stay independent. It provides non-medical support services. While Interfaith Caregivers strengthens the outreach ministries of Trinity Cathedral and our neighborhood by keeping in touch with our home bound, it also can link individuals to appropriate community health care and social service providers.

Here at Trinity, caregivers generally provide transportation to medical appointments and shopping, reassuring phone calls and greeting cards, all of which are carried out in confidentiality and are free of charge. During the Peace, we each can greet each other with a smile and maybe a hug. You might also consider giving a ride to someone in need of one. Interfaith Caregivers does provide tertiary insurance.

If you are interested in participating in this ministry through Interfaith Caregivers, please talk to Dean John or give Interfaith Caregivers a call at (609) 393-9922. They are located at 3635 Quakerbridge Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619. The mandatory short training is free and full of information that you yourself will find helpful. The friendships you develop are priceless.